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My days aren’t complete until I hear more of Miyamoto’s excruciatingly interesting hints that a new Nintendo franchise is on its way. Two years ago he announced that he was working on a new character and only this month he hinted that he was working on small but important projects for the Wii U. Now, in an […]

The Rayman Legends video that was leaked yesterday has been causing quite a stir. The video showed a trailing wire coming from the back of the controller and had some media outlets suggesting that maybe Nintendo were struggling with streaming video from the console to the controller. Ubisoft have now issued a statement explaining that […]

In a response to CVG, Crytek  have seemingly killed the rumours that TimeSplitters 4 is in development for the Wii U or any other console for that matter. We first heard about the TimeSplitters 4 Wii U rumours a few months ago  and two days ago Aussie Gamer reported that a source of OXM had […]

With the Dragon Quest X Wii beta in full swing Square Enix shared some details about the game at a press conference. They revealed that you will be able to register 100 friends in the game and that you will be able to keep track of your friends’ locations and servers. They also mentioned that the […]

Gearbox have previously mentioned that multiplayer is a “big deal” for them so it’s great to finally get some idea of what the multiplayer will be like. The game’s multiplayer modes will feature ‘Team Deathmatch’ which will focus on humans Vs. aliens. The video preview is from the human point of view.

Slightly Mad Studios’ racing simulation game, Project Cars is due for release in 2013. The game is slated for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and the Wii U. The studio have been positive about getting the game onto the Wii U and recent information seems to suggest that this is going well. An official […]

UPDATE: Gamekult.com have managed to get hold of a video of Rayman Legends Wii U and it shows multiplayer functionality on the Wii U controller. Check it out below.

During an earnings briefing today, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced that they are planning full digital game distribution for the Wii U. These digital download titles will be available the same day as the retail versions. Consumers will also be able to buy digital software from retailers who will then issue a 16 digit code which would […]

These rumours from the source website Nintendotown was posted a few months ago but it’s still worth a mention now. Firstly, a new Metroid game is in the works for the Wii U and is being built using Unreal Engine 3. Futhermore, a tech demo of Metroid Wii U was shown. This rumour does have […]

Square Enix have released a new Dragon Quest X trailer today. The MMO game will be coming to the Wii in August in Japan. No date has been set for the Wii U version which is probably due to the fact that the Wii U’s own release date hasn’t been announced. Check out the trailer […]